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Project Eagle Research Capsules (PERC) #7
August 2002
Findings Related to E-Learning from Three National Reports
Mark E. Van Buren and William Erskine
American Society of Training and Development
February 2002
- The 2002 ASTD report included findings from 367 U. S. organizations that
participated in its Benchmarking Service during 2001 and provided sufficient
amounts of valid data on their training activities during 2000 and the latter
part of 2001.
- In 2000, companies were spending more on employee training, and e-learning had reached its highest level since 1997.
- Total training expenditures increased both on a per employee basis ($677 in 1999 to $704 in 2000) and as a percentage of
annual payroll (1.8% in 1999 to 2% in 2000). Training expenditures were projected to increase in both 2001 and 2002. .
- Companies with a commitment to employee training spent $1,574 on training per employee,
more than twice the average for all companies surveyed. .
- Industry sectors spending the most on training as a percentage of payroll in 2000 included
finance, insurance, real estate, transportation, public utilities, and technology.
- Outsourcing increased as companies spent a larger percentage of training expenditures on outside providers (19.9% in 1999 to 22.2% in 2000). Preliminary indications suggested the percentage would rise in 2001.
- Companies spent the most on training in technical processes and
procedures (13.5%) and information technology skills (11%). .
- Training in managerial/supervisory skills, occupational safety, and
product knowledge all accounted for 9%.
- Top trends identified by practitioners and experts from business, non-profit
organizations and academia as affecting the future of training and the
workplace were these:
- 1. Money. More pressure on employees to produce results and on training
to show a return on investment.
- 2. Diversity. Greater need for people with different backgrounds to work together and find better ways of balancing the local with the global.
- 3. Time. Expectation for just-in-time products and services that result in shorter time frames for learning, often facilitated through technology.
Survey Results for Academic and Public Libraries
Institute of Museum and Library Services
May 2002
- Results were based on the responses from 80 academic libraries and 237 public libraries surveyed nationwide
- 100% of academic libraries and 99% of public libraries used some kinds of technologies.
- In academic libraries, the technologies most in use were access to the Internet, e-mail, library Web site, desktop computers,
computerized catalogs of library collections, and standard office software. Below this group were technologies in use in 57 percent
to 80 percent of the academic libraries: network servers, desktop publishing software,
database software for collections management, accounting/payroll software, and intranets.
- In public libraries, the technologies most widely used were access to the Internet, e-mail,
computerized catalogs of library collections, desktop computers, standard office software, and
library Web sites. Among the small libraries (those serving populations under 10,000), e-mail
and Internet access were strong (more than 85 percent), but they lagged in online catalogs,
desktop computers, standard office software, and Web sites.
- Digitization is the conversion of printed material into electronic form.
34% of academic and 25% of public libraries reported digitization activities
within the past 12 months. Both academic and public libraries cited lack
of funds as the greatest hindrance to digitization activities.
- In academic libraries, the highest priority in digitization efforts was
increasing access to books, journals, documents, etc. The collections they
focused on were historical documents and archives, photographs, and course
material. 38% of the libraries digitizing reported that they cooperated with
other organizations in digitization programs.
- Only 8% of academic libraries and only 3% of public libraries had any established
digitization policies at the time of the survey.
16% of academic and 17% of public had plans for future development.
- 6% of academic libraries and 2% of public libraries listed their digital content in a digital register.
21% of academic and 7% of public included their digital collections in their libraries' catalogs.
How Students Are Living in the Future with Today's
Technology
U. S. Department of Education
March 2002
The fifth of six strategic goals in the federal government’s
comprehensive plan to improve U. S. education is to enhance the quality
of access to postsecondary and adult education by meeting a number of
objectives, all of which can be achieved in part by the use of e-learning
and technology:
- Objective 5.1 Reduce the gaps in college access and completion among student populations
differing by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability while increasing the educational attainment of all.
- Objective 5.2 Strengthen accountability of postsecondary institutions
- Objective 5.3 Establish effective funding mechanisms for postsecondary education.
- Objective 5.4 Strengthen historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities.
- Objective 5.5 Enhance the literacy and employment skills of American
adults.
www.spjc.edu/eagle/research/perc/perc7.htm
For a list of previous Project Eagle Research Capsules, go to www.spcollege.edu/eagle/research/perc/index.htm
For more information, contact the project manager: lechnerj@spcollege.edu
The contents of PERC were developed under a grant from the U. S. Department of Education (DOE). However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the DOE, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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